Sentences with phrase «fine points of book»

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Reading «Disrupted» strictly as a memoir of career transition — rather than as some sort of exposé of life at HubSpot or life «in the startup bubble,» as the title provocatively puts it — will open your eyes to many of of the book's finer points.

Dr. William Porcher DuBose seems to suggest in his fine autobiography Turning Points of My Life, and James Matthew Thompson explicitly said in his Through Fact to Faith — both of these books are nearly a half - century old — that the soundly biblical conception of providence serves to safeguard and to state all that the term «miracle» was once used to affirm.

Scientific laws and constants that govern our earth appear fine - tuned to exactly what's needed for life to exist — even atheist and agnostic scientists have written books that question whether this fine - tuning points to the existence of God.

The students at these levels may not master the finer points of Aristotelian philosophy, but they at least gain an introduction to the history and greatest books of western civilization --- which is to say, they're receiving a better liberal arts education than most of today's college students.

It pulls a room together, serving as both a focal point and an inviting place to cuddle up with a good book, a glass of wine, or fine conversation.

Clinical psychotherapist Diane Berry shares common mistakes and tips for success in her new book, «Romancing the Web: A Therapist's Guide to the Finer Points of Online Dating.»

Did they argue the finer points of Stevie Wonder's discography over drinks (he prefers Innervisions, her Talking Book)?

In it, the paranormal investigation team of Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) Warren, co-authors of several books and shown as the film begins lecturing a small auditorium of people on the finer points of ghost - hunting, confront their Greatest Challenge Ever when they're called to the modest New England farmhouse of the Perron family.

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In an earlier blog post we talked about the importance of developmental editing and why the focus on big - picture stuff — structure, book - spanning issues like plot or organization, character development, dialogue, and that sort of thing — needs to come first, before you spend too much time worrying about the finer points of style and wording.

In last Tuesday's Twitter chat #indiechat, hosted each week by BiblioCrunch, author Hugh Howey made an appearance to discuss the finer points of putting a well - crafted book in front of a broader reading audience.

Jeff Nunokawa's Note Book is perfect for a reader like me — his literary and cult criticism musings on everyday life, George Eliot, soccer hunks, insomnia, his mother and the finer points of Dickens are both enlightening and impressionistic.

They not only include the amounts of money in the book advances and royalties, and about subsidiary rights outlined in a typical book contract, but also the finer points of each clause, like exactly how the advances will be paid.

Her first book was a dinky little pdf for her writing group, outlining the finer points of writing romance.

They are perfectly fine to write, but the point of the matter is that readers need some semblance of resolution while they wait for the next book.

One of the more telling of her points involves the «other side» of working with a publisher on a book's design, that tug - of - war you hear some writers discuss over the finest details of presentation and a book's authentic basis.

Maybe your book isn't in genre fiction, and that's fine, but these price points affect all of us.

As to Scott Nicolson's comment re: getting 70 % by dealing direct, in addition to the points you made about what publishers do to help create, market and sell books, he should also check the fine print — 70 % of what?

As one librarian pointed out, the prevalence of online systems for checking out e-books, reserving print books, and paying fines means while that patrons may have less «routine» interaction with library staff, they require more «specialized help» in the form of tech support.

The best way I can describe it to others is a culmination of the finest points from all the trading books I've read (guess I didn't need to highlight and bookmark all those pages after all!)

The «Lowest Hotel Rates Guarantee» policy applies only to online rates available to the general public and excludes (1) rates or discounts that are not available to the general public, including, but not limited to, corporate, group, charter, meeting / convention, AAA, government / military, and senior citizen rates / discounts; or (2) hotel rooms booked through or in combination with frequent stay, loyalty, points, coupon promotions, rooms won through contests or sweepstakes or transferred, or rooms booked on opaque websites that do not allow you to see the name of the hotel until your reservation is complete; or (3) promotional packages, deals, all - inclusive packages, or bundles that may include additional amenities such as parking, meals, or entertainment, and (4) rates booked through the FINE HOTELS & RESORTS program.

The strength of the book, though, is when Hayes shares the finer points of using each measure.

From books to videos, training aids are great options to inform and educate pet bird owners on the finer points of basic avian care to advanced bird training methods.

Perhaps best of all, reservations booked through Fine Hotels and Resorts do count toward elite stay and night requirements with Hyatt, meaning I earned not only Mlife and Hyatt Gold Passport points for the stay, but also a critical notch toward maintaining my Diamond status for 2017.

The «Lowest Rate Guaranteed» policy applies only to online rates available to the general public and excludes (1) rates or discounts that are not available to the general public, including, but not limited to, corporate, group, charter, meeting / convention, AAA, government / military, and senior citizen rates / discounts; or (2) hotel rooms booked through or in combination with frequent stay, loyalty, points, coupon promotions, rooms won through contests or sweepstakes or transferred, or rooms booked on opaque websites that do not allow you to see the name of the hotel until your reservation is complete; or (3) promotional packages, deals, all - inclusive packages, or bundles that may include additional amenities such as parking, meals, or entertainment, and (4) rates booked through the FINE HOTELS & RESORTS program.

There are other programs and portals like Fine Hotels and Resorts program for American Express Platinum and Business Platinum cardholders which throw in a bunch of added perks and benefits, so that even though you most likely won't earn hotel points or elite status stay credits (since most loyalty programs make you book directly through their site or corporate travel portals to get points), you can still get lot of extra value and perks out of your booking.

Much of the game's story is delivered through text so children who have a difficult time reading may miss some of the finer points of the story, but a parent sitting beside them and reading the dialogue (with exaggerated voices of course) is as good as many story books we will read to them.

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 from German publisher, Nordic Games, is a fine example of a point - and - click game of old.

As though to put a fine point on it, Survey includes a redacted version of Lippard's book, which bluntly points out Conceptualism's eminently objectified collectability: Doeringer's over-writes the «D' with an «R», making the art object in this case undeniably Rematerialized.

The books & DVDs were fine, but become a little expensive if you want different artists» points of view & have to keep purchasing new books etc..